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Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Virginia and West Virginia
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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Innovative Approach to Safety
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Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 229: Public Health in South Carolina with Dr. Edward Simmer of SC Dept of Public Health
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in South Dakota and North Dakota
Bridging the Gap: How CivicReach is Revolutionizing Government Customer Service
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 13: Economic Development in Rural Alabama with Valerie Gray and Lori Huguley of VaLor Strategies
Nonprofit Quick Tip: State Filings in Wisconsin and Minnesota
4 Key Takeaways | New York Tax Developments
Early Returns Podcast with Jan Baran - AG Jason Miyares: Addressing Virginia’s Legal Issues
5 Key Takeaways | Income Tax Jeopardy! A Potpourri of Hot Topics
5 Key Takeaways | State Tax Litigation
5 Key Takeaways | National State Tax Cases, Issues, and Policy Matters to Watch
Employment Law Update: Staying Compliant in 2025
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Local Government and Cannabis Enforcement — What Matters and Why
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 8 - Inside the Texas AG's Office — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Rising electricity demand from data centers, industrial reshoring, and electrification have sparked national concern about grid reliability. With forecasts pointing to even greater energy needs, some stakeholders warn that...more
The order prioritizes extensive policy reviews, the introduction of a National Resilience Strategy and National Risk Register, and increased reliance on state and local governments to strengthen national infrastructure....more
On March 19, 2025, the White House released Executive Order (EO) 14239, Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness, which calls for a comprehensive review of and changes to many long-standing federal...more
Although wind and solar project development in the U.S. experienced record-breaking sales in recent years, headwinds are anticipated to increase. Several challenges continue to delay deployment, such as lack of sufficient of...more
The Ontario government launched into 2025 with a series of announcements on mineral exploration, its critical minerals strategy and cooperation with the United States. While we cannot lose sight of the subsequent election...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 6, 2024, announced the availability of $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding and $1 billion in State Infrastructure Financing...more
The American Southwest is experiencing a notable shift in its approach to addressing affordable housing shortages. California, Nevada, and Arizona are exploring and debating various zoning relief measures to incentivize...more
We’ve reported in the past that public agencies are more frequently demanding certain off-site public improvements to accommodate proposed private developments as a condition of entitlement approval. These can range from...more
The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed a bill requiring municipalities to assess properties used solely for low and moderate-income housing based on the capitalized value of their net rental income....more
Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more
Colorado’s General Assembly passed two bills this legislative session dedicated to improving the state of affordable housing in Colorado. HB24-1316 and HB24-1434 aim to supplement the State’s oversubscribed affordable housing...more
Using AI to Build Cyber Resilience for Critical Infrastructure - "Cyber resilience serves as a literal survival strategy, offering a framework to detect threats, understand attacks, recover swiftly, and adapt to...more
Counties in Colorado may soon have a new way to take advantage of tax increment financing (“TIF”). Currently, there are only two ways to leverage TIF in Colorado: establishment of an urban renewal authority (“URA”) or...more
On February 28, 2024, the Florida House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 328 (“SB 328”), previously unanimously approved by the Florida Senate by a vote of 112 to 1. SB 328, regarded as the Live Local Act 2024 (“LLA...more
Recognizing that Downtown San Francisco is “struggling” post-pandemic, State Senator Scott Wiener has announced new legislation to exempt certain projects in the area from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review...more
Yesterday, the Florida Senate on the opening day of legislative session unanimously passed by a vote of 40 to 0, Senate Bill 328 also known as the “Live Local Act 2024”. SB328 is in response to a mix of reactions to the...more
Montgomery County land developers face a myriad of challenges that can make or break their projects. From intricate zoning laws to community opposition, the road to successful development is replete with obstacles....more
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life (Wall Street Journal): Sales slowly materialize as some sellers accept lower prices,...more
Background - On March 29, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 102, otherwise known as the Live Local Act (“LLA” or “Act”), into law, representing a large investment for housing efforts, one of the largest in...more
On April 28, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Morgan County Superior Court and approved $15 billion in bonds for Project Tera, a 2,000-acre Rivian Horizon LLC (“Rivian”) electric truck plant...more
Gov. Roy Cooper this week signed a new critical infrastructure law and legislators continued budget negotiations. Budget Negotiations - Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for...more
California - In the Golden State, a bill to expand the state’s approach to workforce development programs passed the Senate floor on a 31-6 vote on May 24th, and is set to be considered by the Assembly’s Labor and...more
This week Governor Roy Cooper signed into law two bills with sweeping implications. The first was HB346: Reorganization and Economic Development Act, which will allow North Carolina’s two hospital service corporations,...more
The moniker “affordable” and “workforce” housing can mean different things to different stakeholders. Most will agree that localities and states have recognized a need to provide reasonably priced homes for our workforce and...more
On April 6, 2023, the Ontario government introduced a suite of legislative, regulatory, and policy proposals to tackle the housing supply crisis, including a new Provincial Planning Statement to streamline the rules around...more